CVE-2010-0106 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can prevent on-demand scanning in Symantec AntiVirus if Tamper protection is disabled, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-0106?
CVE-2010-0106 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 19 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The on-demand scanning in Symantec AntiVirus 10.0.x and 10.1.x before MR9, AntiVirus 10.2.x, and Client Security 3.0.x and 3.1.x before MR9, when Tamper protection is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevention of on-demand scanning) via "specific events" that prevent the user from having read access to unspecified resources.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0106?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Symantec Antivirus, Symantec Client Security, Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0106?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0106 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-0106 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-222c-qv22-f3wj.